Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can provide rapid, significant improvements in severe symptoms of several mental health conditions. ECT is used to treat: Severe depression, particularly when accompanied by detachment from reality (psychosis), a desire to commit suicide or refusal to eat.
DYMALLY, Mervyn Malcolm. Biography. A Caribbean immigrant, a longtime member of the California legislature, and the first black elected to statewide office in California, Mervyn Dymally represented a southern Los Angeles County district in the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years.
Merv Griffin (Mervyn Edward Griffin), (born July 6, 1925 , San Mateo, Calif.âdied Aug. 12, 2007, Los Angeles, Calif.), American television producer, talk-show host, and entrepreneur who was the congenial host of the long-running The Merv Griffin Show (1962â63, 1965â86) and the creator of two of televisionâs most successful game shows, Jeopardy! and ...